North America - School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in North America was 73.16 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.16 in 2016 and a minimum value of 52.64 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 55.77
1971 55.72
1972 55.60
1973 54.47
1974 53.98
1975 55.10
1976 58.67
1977 55.03
1978 54.28
1979 52.64
1980 52.69
1981 53.99
1982 54.85
1983 55.66
1984 56.27
1985 55.86
1986 56.56
1987 58.59
1988 60.51
1989 62.59
1990 64.78
1991 66.55
1992 70.29
1993 70.88
1994 70.84
1995 70.58
1996 69.85
1997 65.50
1998 61.24
1999 61.94
2000 57.87
2001 61.43
2002 64.90
2003 65.61
2004 66.33
2005 65.58
2006 67.29
2007 68.29
2008 69.27
2009 71.31
2010 71.78
2011 72.42
2012 72.82
2013 73.27
2014 73.54
2015 73.75
2016 74.16
2017 73.42
2018 73.45
2019 73.16
2020 73.16

Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for tertiary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in tertiary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to tertiary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation